Woodford Reserve 2nd Shift Quality Control Specialist

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Meaningful Work From Day One

Join Woodford Reserve as a 2nd Shift Quality Control Specialist and be part of our innovative whiskey production team. You'll play a key role in bottling operations, conducting qualitative analysis of raw materials and finished products, and ensuring food safety and quality standards. Your responsibilities include addressing packaging issues, maintaining lab equipment, and performing acceptance testing on new materials.

What You Can Expect

• Analyze materials, production, by-product samples, and other samples to ensure they meet quality control requirements and directly communicate with suppliers as needed.
• Perform data entry and analysis to maintain accurate production records and other data capture methods.
• Suggest necessary adjustments and corrections during processing to ensure products meet standards.
• Work with various departments to investigate problems and develop corrective and preventive actions to maintain or improve food safety and quality.
• Perform routine maintenance and calibration verification of laboratory and production monitoring equipment to ensure compliance with standards.
• Create and update quality documentation to ensure all processes are well-documented and up-todate and deliver relevant training.
• Monitor routine sensory analysis and assist with interpreting and analyzing sensory results.
• Perform Housekeeping & Sanitation and Quality System audits, and follow up with stakeholders to ensure corrective actions are implemented.
• Demonstrate and ensure adherence to all Brown-Forman Quality & Food Safety Systems.
• Use the Cost of Quality dashboard to effectively communicate quality non-conformances to vendors and internal partners, and document process deviations in the EtQ system.

What You Bring To The Table

• Shift Hours - Monday - Friday 3:00 PM - 11:30 PM On-Site at Woodford Reserve.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Food Science or related science or 3-5 years experience in beverage alcohol/food industry.
• Demonstrated ability to conduct analytical testing by following test methods and accurately interpreting results.
• Demonstrated written and oral communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships.
• Proficient with Microsoft systems.
• Possess physical capabilities to safely satisfy work requirements within industrial work settings. Includes the expectations of bending and lifting heavy objects (50+lbs).
• Able to work in a hot/cold, noisy work environment, climb steps/walk/stand for extended periods of time and tolerate exposure to alcohol fumes, carbon dioxide and grain dust (corn, rye, malted barley, wheat).

What Makes You Unique

• Experience in the beverage or food industry.
• Professional certifications related to Quality &/or Food Safety.
• Knowledge of TTB regulations for Distilled Spirits Industry.
• Demonstrated olfactory/sensory discriminating skill.
• Proficient ability operating analytical equipment.

Who We Are

We believe great people build great brands. And we know there is Nothing Better in the Market than a career at Brown-Forman. Being a part of Brown-Forman means you will grow both personally and professionally. You will have the opportunity to solve problems, seize opportunities, and generate bold ideas. You will belong to a place where teamwork matters and where you are encouraged to bring your best self to work.

What We Offer

Total Rewards at Brown-Forman is designed to engage our people to ensure sustainable and profitable growth for generations to come. As a premium spirits company, we offer equitable pay structures for individual and company performance alongside a premium employee experience. We offer a range of premium benefits that reflect our company values and meet the needs of our diverse workforce.#LI

Requisition Type:

Employee

Management Level:

Professional

Global Job Level:

P4

Number of Openings Available:

1